Cap construction



April 27, 1954 CARLSON 2,676,325 CAP CONSTRUCTION Filed Aug. 2, 1952INVENTOR CARI-.80 'F G5 W1 63 ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 27, 1954 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE CAP CONSTRUCTION Y Julius Carlson, Brooklyn, N. Y.Application August 2, 1952, Serial Nb. 302,338

3 Claims.

This invention relates to caps. It is particularly directed to capsprovided with earlaps. Caps with earlaps as heretofore made, usually hadth earlaps stitched to the lower edge of the crown of the cap. Suchconstruction caused a bulkiness at the lower edge of the crown.Furthermore, with such construction the ears had to be flattened againstthe head and tucked underneath th crown so as to get the earlaps downover the ears iwithout bending or cramping the ears.

, It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to obviate theabove mentioned diificulties encountered with present caps by attachingearlaps to the crown at points spaced substantially above the lower edgeof the crown.

Another object of this invention is to provide a cap of the characterdescribed, comprising a crown and a visor attached to the crown, a backband stitched to the crown from one end of the visor all around the backof the crown to the opposite end or the visor, and earlaps attached tothe upper edge of the back band on opposite sides of the cap.

Another object of this invention is to provide a cap of the characterdescribed, in which the back band is attached at its lower edge to thelower edge of the crown, and said band ibeing otherwise free of thecrown, but detachably attached thereto by means of passing throughbuttonholes at the forward ends of the back band.

Yet a further object of this invention is to provide a cap ofthecharacter described, comprising a crown with a visor, a back bandstitched to the crown, earlaps attached to the upper edges of the backband, and a second band interconnecting the earlaps and foldable downtogether with the earlaps.

Yet another object of this invention is to provide a cap to which isattached a. back band and earlaps detachably attached to the back bandso that they may be asily removed therefrom.

Still a further object of this invention is to provide a strong, durablecap of the character described, which will be relatively inexpensive tomanufacture, easy to manipulate, comfortable to wear, and yet practicaland eflicient to a high degree in use.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in parthereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction,combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts, which will beexemplified in the construction hereinafter described,

buttons on the crown and of which the scope of invention will beindicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawings in which is shown various illustrativeembodiments of this invention:

Fig. 1 is a top perspective view of a cap embodying the invention withthe earlaps folded over;

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view through an earlap and part of the crownof the cap in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but illustrating a modification;

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view through an earlap and a portion of thecrown of the cap shown in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a partial view similar to Fig. 3 but illustrating yet anothermodification;

Fig.6 is a cross-sectional view through an earlap and part of the crownof the cap shown in Fig. 5; and

Fig.}'7 is a partial perspective view illustrating yet another modifiedconstruction.

Referring now in detail to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing, in designates acap embodying the invention. The same comprises a crown I l to which isfixed in the usual manner, a visor l2. 7

Stitched to the crown of the cap and extending upwardly from the loweredge thereof, is a :back band IS. The back band l3 has its lower edgestitched as by stitching 14 to the lower edge of the crown. The backband l3 terminates at opposite sides adjacent the rear ends of the visorI2. Its upper edge and front ends are stitched as by stitching l5 to thecrown.

Attached to the upper ends of the back band l3 at the sides of the hatare a pair of earlaps It. The earlaps I6 may have a fur or wool pilingor other soft material I 1 at its outer surface (when the laps arefolded upwardly). The rear ends of the laps iii are interconnected by asecond back band I 8 which is foldable away from the crown together withthe earlaps I6.

It will now be observed that the laps [B together with the back band [8may be folded downwardly. Such construction removes bulkiness from thelower edge of the crown. Furthermore, sufiicient room is given for theears to project above the lower edge of the crown without necessity forthe ears to be crushed or bent vby the earlaps.

A strap 20 may be stitched to one end of the lap It for attachment bysnap fastener means 2| on a buckle 22. The snap fastener 2| on thebuckle 22 may be a female fastener for attach,

3 ment to a male Iastener 23 on the opposite earlap 16.

In Figs. 3 and 4 there is shown a cap Illa similar to the cap l exceptthat the upper or second back band l8 of cap I!) is omitted and the backband [3a of cap 10a which corresponds to the back band 13 of Fig. 1,while being stitched at its lower edge to the crown by stitching Ma, isfree of the crown at it upper end. However, the back band [3a may beprovided at its forward ends with button holes 25 to receive buttons 26stitched as at 21 to the crown of the cap.

In Figs. and 6 there is shown a cap b embodying the invention andillustrating a further modification. Cap 10b is similar to the cap 10with the exception that the back band I8 "is omitted.

In Fig. '7 there is shown a cap l0c embodying the invention andillustrating another modifica tion. The cap Hlc comprises a visor I2attached to a'cr'own H. Stitched to the crownis a back band l3. Stitchedto the sides of the back band are buttons 20. Detachably attached to thebuttons are earlaps 2 l. The-earlaps 2| are formed with button holes 22to receive the buttons 22.

It will be noted that the earlaps 2| are detachably attached and easilyremovable. Snap fasteners or other quickly detachable fastening meansmay be substituted for the buttons and button holes.

It will thus 'be seen that there is provided a device in which theseveral objects of this invention are "achieved and which is welladapted to meet the c'onditionsof practical use.

As various possible embodiments might' be made of the aboveinventiongand 'a'svarious changes might be made in the embodiment aboveset forth, it is to be understood that all "matter herein set forth orshown in the accompanying drawings is to be interpreted as illustrativeand not'in a limiting sense.

Having thus'describe'd 'my invention I claimas new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. A cap comprising a crown adapted to receive the head and adaptedtoextend-downwardly at the sides of 'the'head with its lower edgeadjacent the upper ends'of the'ears of thewearer, a pair ofearlaps,'each havinganedge portion'attached to the sides of 'the crownabove the lower edgeof the crown, each a: the earlaps and its attachededge portiom'whenin the inoperative 'position'extending downwardlytowards the lower edges "of the crown and lying fiat therea'gainst, theflaps being foldable downwardly about the attachments I adjacent theupper 4 between the earlaps and the crown into an opera tive earcovering position, the folds in the earlaps forming pockets adapted toreceive the upper ends of the ears of the wearer.

2. A cap comprising a crown adapted to receive the head of a wearer andadapted to extend downwardly at the sides of the head to an area belowthe upper ends of the wearers ears, a pair of earlaps, each having anedge portion attached to the sides of the crown above the lower edge ofthe crown, each of said earlaps and its attached edge portion when in anup and non-ear covering position extending downwardly towards the loweredges of said crown and lying flat thereagainst, said earlaps beingfoldable downwardly about the attachments between the earlaps and thecrown from said non-ear covering position to an ear covering position,the folds in the earlaps when said earlaps are folded downward to an earcovering position forming pockets to receive the upper ends of the earsof theweare 3. A cap comprising a crown adapted to receive the head ofa'we'ar'er'a'n'd adapted to extend-downwardly at the sides with thelower edge thereof ends oi the we'a-rer s ears, a pair of earlaps eachhaving an edge portion attached to sides of the crown above the loweredge of the crown, said 'ea'rlaps being adapted to lie against the crownabove the points of attachment thereof when in an up and non-earcoveringposition, said earlaps being flexible and foldable-out and down fromsaid non-ear "covering position to an ear covering position, saidfolding-of said earlaps producing substantially i foldstherein adjacentthe-ends attached to s'aidcr'own and above the lower edge of 'saidcrown,the folds in the earlaps forming pockets adapted-to receive-the upperends of the ears of the wearer.

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